Low Fat Diet for Fatigue in MS

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Multiple Sclerosis

In brief

A randomized, controlled pilot trial of a dietary intervention vs. wait-list control in patients with MS and fatigue for management of their fatigue. The hypothesis of this study is that participants following the low-fat study diet will demonstrate a significant reduction in fatigue after four months compared to wait list controls.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03322982

Run by

Oregon Health and Science University

People needed

108

Starts

2018-08-15

Expected to finish

2022-03-31

Last updated by the study team

2021-03-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18-70
• Diagnosis of MS by 2010 McDonald Criteria
• EDSS ≤ 7.5
• Experiencing moderate to severe fatigue (MFIS ≥ 38)

You may not qualify if…

• Current cardiopulmonary disease requiring treatment
• Diabetes
• Pregnancy or breast-feeding
• MS exacerbation within 30 days of screening visit
• IV steroids within 30 days of screening visit
• Dietary fat content of <30% as assessed by food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) at screening visit
• Fish oil or flax seed oil supplementation within 30 days of screening visit

Where it is running

• Oregon Health Science University — Portland, Oregon, United States (enrolling)

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